MINJobs posting: Security Analyst
September 26, 2024
Municipal Information Network

Security Analyst

Organization:
Dufferin County
Region:
Ontario
Application deadline:
October 2, 2024 before 04:30
Type:
Full Time
Category:
Information technology
Description
What you’ll do

  • Assist the Manager of IT and GIS with security-related business process standardization, formalization, documentation, and continuous improvement so as to continually enhance the reliability, quality, and effectiveness of security-related internal processes
  • Coordinate security-related activities throughout the organization, and with third parties such as outsourcing firms, ensuring that activities are efficient, effective, and consistent with organizational objectives
  • Act as the central point of contact within the County for all matters dealing with information security, including vulnerabilities, controls, technologies, human factors issues
  • Maintain strong working relationships with County departments and divisions involved with information security matters
  • Represent the County and its information security related interests at industry standards committee meetings, professional association meetings, information security technical conferences, industry specific Internet discussion groups, and similar public forums
  • Complete and obtain management concurrence on government forms and questionnaires dealing with information security
  • Plan, implement, monitor, and enforce information security initiatives
  • Perform post-mortem analyses with logs, network traffic flows, and other recorded information to identify intrusions by unauthorized parties, as well as unauthorized activities of authorized users
  • Participate in security incident management, containment, and vulnerability management processes and documented incidents from initial detection through final resolution including root cause determination
  • Other duties as assigned
Requirements

What you’ll bring

  • Post-secondary degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Three (3) years of experience working in an IT role, dealing with information security and/or privacy
  • Broad IT experience dealing with security, Windows, servers, web applications, networking, virtualization, redundancy and monitoring, firewalls, storage, and backup and recovery
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Demonstrated investigative, problem solving, analysis and troubleshooting skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to convey technical knowledge and information to staff and other stakeholders in a meaningful way
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
  • Valid Class G driver’s license and access to reliable transportation
  • Suitable work from home environment including reliable high speed internet
Salary & Benefits

What we can offer YOU!

  • A competitive hourly wage ranging between $54.70 – $63.98 (April 1, 2024 Non-Union Pay Grid);
  • Hybrid work arrangements
  • Enrolment in our comprehensive health benefits program and defined benefit pension plan
  • Access to Perkopolis; discount, reward and benefits program
  • Access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Unlimited access to live and interactive webinars offered by the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)
  • A supportive and collaborative work environment.
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